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Half-Bottle of El Maestro Sierra PX Sherry

Name: El Maestro Sierra PX Sherry
Brand: El Maestro Sierra
SKU: 37967
Price: 21.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 37967 375mL

From a solera that is now in its eighth decade, this elegant dessert Sherry has a dark amber hue, with flavors of crème brûlée, marmalade, and toasted hazelnuts. Not nearly as syrupy as might be expected, it finishes long and clean. Wonderful when slightly chilled, either with rich desserts or on its own.

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Jerez

Producer

El Maestro Sierra

Grape Variety

Pedro Ximenez

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Staff Pick Notes

El Maestro Sierra is the crown jewel of sherry in Jerez with roots dating back to 1832. Cooper Jose Antonio Sierra set out to create the best sherries possible but was shunned by the nobility who dominated the business. He later became one of the top almacenistas/stockholders of high-quality sherry, which he would playfully joke about on his labels with hunters (nobles) chasing down a fox (his winery). Sales never took off which left stocks untouched for more than 30 years in soleras from 60 to 100 years old. This PX spends 15 years in the solera system, giving it potent sweetness, depth and complexity. Gingerbread, brown sugar, figs and caramel allure the nose while a decadent mix of vanilla, pecan, and prunes are a perfect match for pumpkin pie and crème brulee.

- JOS

Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Jerez

Sherry actually gets its name from our anglo-inability to pronounce the word “Jerez,” the town at the southern end of Spain in which the wine is produced. Like Champagne, Sherry can only be called Sherry if it comes from this specific region. That said, there are other “Sherry-styled” wines worthy of note produced outside of the Sherry D.O. (known as vinos generosos). Montilla, lying to the north-east of Jerez, produces some of the finest Pedro Ximénez in the world.

Pedro Ximenez

Also known as PX (thankfully to those of us who have a dislike of words that begin with x’s), this dessert-style fortified wine is made entirely from the highly-sugared Pedro Ximénez grapes. Many of the best examples come from the region of Montilla, and are thus not technically classified as Sherries. PX’s are intensely, almost syrupy sweet, and are ideal drizzled over vanilla ice cream (or over your waffles, if you like to drink in the mornings). If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth, PX is for...